Thesaurus results for FOCUSING

focusing 1 of 2

adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

as in concentrating

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Recent Examples of focusing

Verb

Instead of choosing to make her way as a professional onto the LPGA Tour, which is a realistic option, Talley is not rushing into anything and is focusing on continuing her development. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Another bill authored by Bennett was approved last year focusing narrowly on Ventura County. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Paul Stuart is focusing on its glorious past — but in a contemporary way. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 By focusing on the answers, Tao says, AI discourages mathematicians from working on alternative approaches that might arrive at the same solution. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio recently raised questions about such center in Connecticut, focusing his concern on an available sales tax rebate. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 The researchers are focusing on organic mixed ionic-electronic conducting polymers. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Rather than focusing on exclusivity, families should consider job placement, internship experience, recruiter demand, alumni networks and earning potential. — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Still once Libra season begins, things take a more amicable turn, as you could be left with no choice but to slow down, and consider other people’s needs, desires and timelines, as opposed to solely focusing on yourself. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

Unlike conventional lasers, the optical structure can spread light interaction across a large area and direct some of it out through the surface.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Wait until sunset and make sure the sun has disappeared before pointing optical equipment anywhere near the western sky.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

Uber is also combining more teams and concentrating more employees in hubs like New York and San Francisco.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Security follows the reactor Janus Cyber will work across the reactor development cycle instead of concentrating only on final authorization.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of riveting

Adjective

Managing eye makeup while dealing with blepharitis requires a balance between aesthetics and ocular health.

— Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
Similarly, Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and Aldeyra Therapeutics’ reproxalap for ocular disease have each generated substantial concern among patients, clinicians, sponsors, or advocates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of ocular

Adjective

In public situations — ref meetings, pitches and podcast studios — there was a visual and verbal swagger that was there for all to see and hear.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Perhaps this saga of planetary conquest is also a sly commentary on Hollywood imperialism, in which even the most far-flung of small-town tales must be overwhelmed by big-name stars in visual-effects drag.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026